Just read in a news flash that Dr. Osame, a 63 year old gout specialist in japan, is also a nightly beer drinker -- sometimes up to 9 litres (24 12-oz. Cans) of beer a day. Gout finally caught up with him about 3 1/2 years ago. In the name of science, he kept drinking beer while trying to find a way to beat it. His finding: he can beat the gout if he drinks less than 750 milliliters (24 oz.) of beer a day -- so little, how sad. What did he accomplish? His just published book on his gout experiment is a hot seller in japan and he has become an instant international celebrity. Gout isn't always bad after all. Kanpai.